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IOR/R/15/1/13, ff 103-127

Record Id:

041-002409170

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

036-000227427

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000004716.0x000001

LARK:

SLARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100024144711.0x00007d

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

IOR/R/15/1/13, ff 103-127

Title:

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Assistant in Charge of the Residency, Bushire

Scope & Content:

Letter informs Bruce that the East India Company's interests in Persia shall extend to the Port of Muscat. Warden also discusses a financial dispute that has been brought to the attention of the Imam of Muscat [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd]. Includes the following enclosures:

A translation of a coulnameh [treaty] (12 October 1798), made with the Imam of Muscat, giving the British East India Company exclusive trading rights.
A copy of a renewed agreement (18 January 1800), made between the Imam of Oman and Captain John Malcolm, on behalf of the Governor General.
A copy of a letter (12 October 1810) from Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Chief Secretary to the Governor General at Fort William, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, concerning William Smith of Calcutta and his claim that he has been been defrauded of property by a subject of Muscat.
A copy of a letter (3 October 1810) from Smith to Edmonstone regarding his claim.
An enclosure to Smith's letter (12 January 1810), regarding power of attorney.
A translation of a letter (5 May 1811) from Seyd Sueed [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd], Imam of Muscat, to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, regarding Smith's claim.
A copy of a letter (23 August 1811) from Edmonstone to Warden.
A copy of a letter (19 August 1811) from Smith to Edmonstone.
An enclosure to Smith's letter (16 January 1810), regarding a settlement of accounts.
A translation of an extract of a letter (5 June 1811) from Mahomed Goloom to Captain Matthew Smith.
A translation of a letter (8 May 1812) from Syeed Saeed ben Sultan [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd], Imam of Muscat, to George Brown, Governor of Bombay.
A translation of a power of attorney (7 May 1812) from Mahamed Gholoom to Shaikh Goloom.
A copy of a letter (17 July 1812) from Edmonstone to Warden.
A copy of a letter (9 July 1812) from Smith to Edmonstone.
A statement of accounts (1808-1810) between Salim Gholoom and William Smith.

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227428
038-000227440
040-000227444
041-002409170

Is part of:

IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/1-118 : Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
IOR/R/15/1/10-37 : Letters Received and Sent by the Bushire Residency
IOR/R/15/1/13 : Vol 13 Letters Inward

IOR/R/15/1/13, ff 103-127 : Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Assistant in Charge…

Hierarchy:

032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0001]/037-000227428[0003]/038-000227440[0004]/040-000227444[0177]/041-002409170

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R

Record Type (Level):

Item

Extent:

24 folios

Digitised Content:

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003e1

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1813

End Date:

1813

Date Range:

23 Jan 1813

Era:

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